Paper box for packing bottles.



J, T. GRAW. PAPER, B0X POR PAGKING BOTTLES'.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27,-1904.

NO MODEL. I

50 YW l A TTOHNE YS PATBNTED NOV. l, 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHBET I.

PATENTED NOV. l, 1904.

J. T. GRAW.

PAPER BOX POR PACKING BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27, 1904.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

N0 MODEL.

No. 774,044. PATENTED NOV. l. 1904. J. T. GRAW.

PAPER BOX POR PACKING BOTTLES.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 27. 1904.

ATTOHNE YS -3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

W/ TNE SSE S N0 MODEL.

UNITED STATESy Patented November 1, 1904.

AraNT rricn.

JOSEPH T. CRAVV, OF JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO BROWN & BAILEY COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

PAPER BOX FOR PACKING BOTTLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 774,044, dated November 1, 1904.

Application filed January 27, 1904. Serial No. 190,840. (No model.)

T0 all whom it may concern.'

Be it kn'ownth at I, JOSEPH T. CRAW, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Jersey City, in the county of Hudson and State of New Jersey, have invented a new and Improved Paper Box for Packing Bottles, of which the following is a full, clear, yand exact description. The purpose of the invention is to provide a knockdown box adapted for packing bottles, especially such bottles as are used for marketing small quantities of ink, mucilage, or the like, which boxmay be constructed to receive bottles havingk top and bottom bodyianges, the bottles having straight or smooth bodies, the box being furthermore so constructed that theu bottles may be conveniently and expeditiously placed imposition or removed and be held safely packed and separated for transportation or storage without the use of sawdust or like packing material now commonly employed for such purpose.

The invention consists kin the novel construction and combination of the several parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed out in the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding partsin allthe figures.

Figure 1 is a plan View of the blank for the box laid flat. Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the box partly folded. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the box open and illustrating bottles packed therein. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a tray which may be used at the bottom of the box. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the blank for the tray shown in Fig. 4. Fig.

.6 is a longitudinal vertical section4 through the folded box, drawn on a large scale and illustrating how the bottles are held in place and held separated. Fig. 7 isa central transverse section through the vbox shown in Fig. 3, one of the confining-ilaps appearing in edge view; and Fig. 8 is a vertical section through' a corner portion of a boX, illustrating the tray shown in F ig. 4 in position in the box and the adaptation of thebox for packing straight or smooth bodied bottles.

The blank for the box is shown in Fig. 1 and consists of a body A in the form of a parallelogram and an extension B from a side of the body at one end. This extension B near its outer end` is crossed by a scoreline 10, dividing the extension member B of the blank into a cover-panel b and a lockingap for the cover. This locking-flap b for the cover is provided with a series of longitudinally-arranged openings 11 and tabs 12, integral \with corresponding edges of the said openings, as is shown in Figs. 1, 2, and 3.

The extension-section B from the bodyT A of the blank is partially separated from the said body by a score-line 13 extending transversely of the said extension section or member B. Score-lines 14 are produced longitudinally upon the body portion or section A of the blank a predetermined distance from the edge adjacent to that from which the extension member B is carried. These score-lines are in the same longitudinal plane, but are intersected by cuts 14DL and 14"-, likewise in the same longitudinal plane with thescore-lines. The cut 14a is located between the two scorelines, and the cut 14D extends from the lefthand end of the left-handl score-line to the lefthand edge of -the body of the blank. Transverse score-lines 15, yV15, and 15b extend, respectively, from'the intersection of the cut 14 with one of the score-lines 14 and the intersection of the cut 14"v with the right-hand end of the other score-line 14 and from the intersection of the left-'hand end of said lastnamed score-line 14 with the end cut 14". These score-lines 15, 15, and 15b extend tothe edge of the said body of the blank from which the extension B is carried and divide this portion of the body of the lap into four panels C, C2C', and' C3. These panels are-bodypanels, and the panel C at the right constitutes the back of the body when the box is made up. The left-hand intermediate panel C constitutes the front of lthe body and the panels C2 and Cs the ends of the said body when C, and tabs 19 likewise'extend froma wall of these latter cuts or openings.

A. sealing-Hap 2O extends from the righthand or outer end of the rear panel C of the body, being adapted for sealing engagement with the left-hand end panel C3 when the body of the box is set up, the said sealing-tab 2() being partially separated from the back panel C by a score-line 21.

.A transverse cut 22 is made in the body of the blank, extending from the junction of the cut 14Ca and the right-hand score-line 14 to the opposing edge of the blank, and parallel scorelines 23 and 2e are likewise produced in this portion of the blank, dividing the said portion ofthe blank,which may .be designated its lower portioninto four panels Dl D3 D D2# 'The left-hand intermediate panel D, which is just below the front panel C of the body, is the main bottom panel of the box, the panel D' at the right ofthe lowe'r section of the blank constitutes an auxiliary bottom for the box-body,

and the panels D2 and D3 constitute in the made-up box confining-liaps for the material placed in the body of the box.

Each confining-flap D2 and D3 is divided into two sections, a main section d andan attaching-section d', and these divisions are made by score-lines designated, respectively, as 25 and 25a. The main sections d of these confiningiiaps are larger or smaller than the attachingsections d', according to the height of the box, and in each attaching-section d of a confiningliap a longitudinal slot is produced, (designated, respectively, as 23 and 24a.)

The auxiliary bottom panel D is provided with a series of openings 26 and 26', the openings 26 being of greater length and of greater area than the openings 26, and from oppos- .ing walls of the longer openings 26 tabs 27 are integrally formed, while a single tab 27 L is similarly provided for each of the smaller openings 26. rlhe longer openings and the shorter openings are so grouped relative to each other that when the tabs are raised to the vertical position (shown in Figs. 6, 7, and 8) the tabs will bear such relation to each other that at the central portion of the said auxiliary bottom the bottoms of bottles F can be placed on the auxiliary bottom D', between four upright tabs 27 and 27, the tabs engaging with the four sides of the bottom portion of the bottle extending' up in engagement with the lower rib f of a bottle when the bottle is provided with a lower rib f and an upper ribf, and the bottles which are adjacent to the sides or ends of the box-body when the box is complete will engage with the sides or ends of said box-body and with the upright tabs 27 and 27, which serve to separate the innenside faces of the marginal bottles from the opposing faces of the bottles at thereutral portion of the box. Thus each bottle at its bottom is held virtually in a pocket con sisting of upright ta bs, and these tabs serve tocu'shon .the sides of the bottles at their bottoms and prevent one bottle from engaging with its neighbor.

The form of blank shown in Fig. 1 is especially adapted for the construction of a box in which bottles are to be packed. having upper and lower external annular ribs f and f as stated, or similar exterior projections.

lt will be observed that by the arrangement of the tabs on the auxiliary bottom D the bottom portions of the bottles placed in the box may be held in place and packed with perfect safety without the interposition of sawdust or like packing material,I and each bottle can be removed from the box as clean .and as presentable as when it was vplaced therein. A

The bottles at their upper portions, or those portions just below the necks, are held in position by thel confining-depsv D2 and D3, hereinbefore mentioned. The main section d of the confining-flap D3, near the right-hand 'end of the blank, as shown in Fig. 1, is provided with a series of circular openings 28, through which openings the necks of the bottles F freely pass. All of the said openings are preferably provided with dovetail recesses, some of the openings having but one recess in their edges and others being' provided with two opposing recesses, as is shown in both Figs. 1 and 2. The openings 28,. having a single recess, are each provided with a single tab 29, connected with the wall of the opening at the recessed portion thereof, while the openings having two recesses in their walls are provided with two tabs 30. extending from the recessed portions of said openings to the central portions thereof. rlfhe tabs 30are connected with the walls of said open ings 28 likewise at the recesses therein. r1`he tabs 2 9 and 30 are adapted to be carried verticallydownward, asis shown in Figs. 6aud 7, so as to engage with the outer side portions of the bottles at theupper annular ianges or ribsf, and thus separate and cushion one bottle relative to its neighbors. The openings are provided -with the double and the single tabs, because the sides of the bottles presented to the inner faces of the body of the box need no dividing or guarding tab. rlhe main section (Z of the other confining-Hap, D2, is similarly formed to the main section of the coniining-iiap l), being provided with a series of circular openings 28 to receive the necks of. bottles, and sundry of these openings likewise have a single recess in the wall, while others have two opposing' recesses. The openings having the single recesses are provided with single tabs 29, while the openings hav'- ving the double recesses are provided with dual tabs 30. A

-ln the made-up box the box is adapted usually to contain a dozen bottles, and while the auxiliary bottom D separates and protects the bottoni portionsI of all of the bottles each IOr Trace@ confining-flap receives, protects, and holds in place a halt-dozen only of the bottles. There- 'tore in the made-up box the inner edges of the confining-flaps are made to practically abut, as is illustrated in Fig. 3.

ln order that the sections shown in Figs. 6'

and l may be thoroughly understood, l have designated sundry of the tabs on the conining-flap D3, which appears in the said Figs. 6 and 7, by the following arbitrary designations, which are likewise expressed on said Figs. 6 and l-namely, m aQG-and the corresponding designations for the' same purpose expressed on the confining-hap D2 read m3, m4. m5, ;z/, 1/2, and ys, These designations are likewise properly expressed on Figs. 6 and 2' of the drawings.

in making up the box the body-panels@ C", C2, and Us are bent upon their dividing score-lines and form a rectangular structure to obtain the rectangular formation shown in Fig. 2, and the sealing-Sap 20 is then attached to one oi' the end panels. The cover is then bent over the skeleton body thus formed on the score-line 13, and the closing or locking tab b' of the cover is bent downward at an angle to the cover, so that it can enter the body and engage with the inner face of the front C', as shown in'Fig. 7. rl`he auxiliary bottom D, carrying the tabs 27 and 27a, is then bent upward within the body to a point beneath the cover, as is shown in ltig. 2, and two confining-flaps D2 and .D3 are now folded one upon the other and both upon thernain panel D, as is also shown in Fig. 2. The main panel, D with the folded coniining-iiaps, is now pressed upward to close the bottom portion of the skeleton body D described, and the confining-flaps are then carried vertically upward within the body to an engagement with the inner ends of the body,and then the auxiliary bottom D is forced downward between the opposing confining-flaps to an engagement with the main bottom. Thus'thernain and the auxiliary bottoms are heldin close relation tp each other. The tabs 2T and 27ad of the auxiliary bottom D are then brought to a vertical upright position, and the tabs l? at the ends of the body are made to enter the slots 23a. and 24a in the connecting-sections d of the coniining-iaps D2 and D, thereby locking the bottom and the body in iirrn engagement. Next the cohlining-aps are carried downward in direction of each other 'to the horizontal position shown in Fig. 3, and the tabs 29 and 30, 29 and 30E, carried by the confining-daras, are brought to their downwardly-extending operative position.V rior to bringing the confining-aps to the folded position shown in Fig. 3 the bottles are arranged at their bottom portions between the lower tabs 27 and 27, and then as the coniining-iiaps are closed downward the necks of the bottles pass up thro ugh the openings 28 and 28 in the confining-flaps, while the said coniining-iaps Dzf and D3 at their forward edges when y,the closingor locking flap ot the cover has been passed down intothe body ot the box, as is clearly shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

lt may be desirable under certain conditions to provide a tray E as a substitute for the auxiliary bottom D'. rlhe bottom 3l of this tray is provided with long and short openings (designated, respectively, as 32 and 3 4). corresponding to the long, and shortopeni-ngs in 4the auxiliary bottom, and inthe long openings 32 dual tabs 33 are oppositely located. and at the single openings 34 singletabs 35 are formed. These tabs correspond to the tabs 27 and 27u, described with reference to the auxiliary bottom D. rEhe bottom 31 ot' the tray E is preferably provided with a marginal upwardly-extending ange 36.

When bottles F are to be packed, such as are shown inhig. -namely, bottles having smooth sides or sides with no projections-it is only necessary to form the box with the auxiliary bottomD' or to introduce the tray Einto the bottom portion of the box, as when the tabs carried upward from the tray or the auxiliary bottom pass between the opposing Faces ot' neighboring bottles they separate and cushion the said bottles suciently toY prevent them from being damaged in transportation or through handling `for other purposes. rhere'fore the conning-aps D2 and D3 can be omitted entirely and the box be provided with any suitable form of cover which may rest directly upon the top surface of the vcorks of the bottles after they have been packed in thebox.

Having thus described my invention, l claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentl.. ln paper boxes, a body having tabs on its sides, a bottom, and confining aps, each formed of sections one section having a folding connection with the body and provided with openings to receive the tabs of the body, and the other section provided with openings and with tabs connected with the walls oi the openings and adapted to be bent downwardly, as set forth.

2. ln paper boxes, a body, a bottom therefor, contining-iiaps each formed oi sections, one section having a folding connection with the bottom and the other provided with open- IOO ings and tabs at the said openings, and an auxiliary bottom on the mainbottom between the confining-dans, as set forth.

3. In paper boxes, a body, abottom therefor, division-tabs extending upward from the said bottom, confining-flaps located within the body above the bottom andI arranged to fold over the bottom, the said confining-flaps having openings therein and tabs having folding connection with the said contining-lapsadjacent to the said openings, the tabs of the" confining-flaps being capable of entering the said openings and of being folded downward therefrom` as set forth. l

4. lin paper boxes, a body having tabs at its ends, a bottom having division-tabs, and conlining-flaps each formed of sections, one section being provided with openings and with tabs at said openings, and the other having a folding connection with the bottom and provided with openings to receive the tabs on the ends of the body, as set forth.

5. ln paper boxes, a body and coniiningi flaps having folding connection with the body located within the same at a point above the bottom, the said confining-flaps being provided with series of openings and with division-tabs having folding connection with the flaps adjacent to the openings therein, and locking devices for the said confining-aps, extending beyond the inner face of the said body over the said flaps, as specified.

6. In paper boxes, a body, a folding bottom therefor, an auxiliary bottom connected with the main bottom, a series of flexible tabs arranged to extend upward from the auxiliary bottom and conining-liaps connected with the main bottom, beingarranged within the said body intermediate of the top and bottom, the said confining-flaps being provided with openings therein, and division-tabs connected with the confining-liaps adjacent to the openings therein and arranged to fold down from the said confining-flaps in direction of the bottom of the box, for the purpose set forth.

7. In paper boxes, a blank comprising a rectangular body and an extension from one side edge of the body at one end, the said extension having score-lines dividing it into two rr/anat panels, a cover-panel and a closing-Hap for the cover-panel, the body of the blank being divided by longitudinal score-lines and cuts and intersecting transverse score-lines into body-panels 'for the box, embracing a back panel at the end of the body of the blank adjacent to the extension, an intermediate front vpanel and end panels at each side ofthe intermediate front panel, the end panels having tabs formed therein and likewise the back panel, and a sealing-flap at the outer end of the back panel, the remaining portion of the said body ofthe blank being divided by transverse score-lines and cuts into a bottom section, intermediate of the ends of the blank, an auxiliary bottom section at the end of the blank at which the extension is located, and panels at each side of the. bottom panel, subdivided by score-lines, the maindivisions of the latter panels having openings therein and flaps at the openings, the minor divisions of lthe latter panels having slots therein, the auxiliary bottom panel being provided with openings and tabs at the margins of the said openings, arranged to fold in the said openings, as described.

8. A paper box, comprisingaskeleton body, a cover having a closing-flap, a main bottom, an auxiliary bottom having spaced tabs projecting upwardly therefrom, and confiningfiaps located within the body below the cover, and having openings therein and downwardlyprojecting tabs adjacentsaid openings, as set forth.

9. A paper box, comprisingaskeletonvbody, a cover, a bottom having spaced tabs projecting upwardly therefrom, and confining-flaps located within the body intermediate of the cover and bottom and having openings therein and downwardly-projecting tabs adjacent said openings, as set forth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

JOSEPH T. GRAW.

Witnesses:

J. FRED. ACKER, JNO. M. RITTER. 

